How to Pronounce "snowballed"
word
ˈsnoʊˌbɔɫd
SNOH-bawld
snˈəʊbəld
sn-OH-buhld
Definition
When something 'snowballed', it grew larger or more serious very quickly, often getting out of control.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsnoʊˌbɔɫd
British English
snˈəʊbəld
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SNOH-bawld
UK
sn-OH-buhld
Listen in Context
The problem quickly snowballed and became very hard to solve.
Her excitement about the trip snowballed as the date got closer.
The small mistake snowballed into a big problem.
At first, it was just a rumor, but it snowballed into a huge scandal.